| Season | 1979 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 22 April – 14 October 1979 |
| Champions | Viking 6th title |
| Relegated | Hamarkameratene Mjøndalen Brann |
| European Cup | Viking |
| UEFA Cup | Moss |
| Matches | 132 |
| Goals | 352 (2.67 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Odd Iversen (16 goals) |
| Biggest home win | HamKam 6–1 Mjøndalen (11 June 1979) |
| Biggest away win | Skeid 0–4Start (13 May 1979) Brann 0–4 Lillestrøm (14 June 1979) Mjøndalen 0–4 Start (18 June 1979) Viking 0–4 Skeid (1 October 1979) |
| Highest scoring | Vålerengen 5–4 Mjøndalen (22 April 1979) |
| Longest winning run | Start (5 games) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Moss (12 games) |
| Longest winless run | Brann (12 games) |
| Longest losing run | Brann (6 games) |
| Highest attendance | 15,783 Brann 2–1 Skeid (22 April 1979) |
| Lowest attendance | 1,494 Mjøndalen 2–4Bryne (14 October 1979) |
| Average attendance | 6,238 12.7% |
←1978 1980 → | |
The19791. divisjon was the 35th completed season of top divisionfootball inNorway.
It was contested by 12 teams, andViking FK won their sixth league title.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viking(C) | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 16 | +15 | 32 | Qualification for theEuropean Cup first round |
| 2 | Moss | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 41 | 25 | +16 | 30 | Qualification for theUEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Start | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 36 | 21 | +15 | 27 | |
| 4 | Bryne | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 37 | 28 | +9 | 25 | |
| 5 | Lillestrøm | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 23 | +2 | 23 | |
| 6 | Rosenborg | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 29 | +2 | 22 | |
| 7 | Bodø/Glimt | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 26 | −7 | 21 | |
| 8 | Vålerengen | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 33 | 41 | −8 | 20 | |
| 9 | Skeid | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 27 | −3 | 19 | |
| 10 | Hamarkameratene(R) | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 29 | 33 | −4 | 18 | Relegation toSecond Division |
| 11 | Mjøndalen(R) | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 43 | −15 | 17 | |
| 12 | Brann(R) | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 40 | −22 | 10 |
| Home \ Away | B/G | BRA | BRY | HAM | LIL | MIF | MOS | ROS | SKE | IKS | VIK | VÅL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bodø/Glimt | — | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 |
| Brann | 1–1 | — | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 |
| Bryne | 4–0 | 3–1 | — | 4–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 1–0 |
| Hamarkameratene | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | 6–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Lillestrøm | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Mjøndalen | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 3–1 | 0–0 | — | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 2–1 |
| Moss | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | — | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Rosenborg | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | — | 3–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| Skeid | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | — | 0–4 | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| Start | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 0–3 | 4–1 |
| Viking | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–4 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 |
| Vålerengen | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 5–4 | 0–3 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 0–0 | — |
Odd Iversen,Vålerengen – 18 goals| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brann | 112,823 | 15,783 | 5,227 | 10,257 | −31.4%† |
| 2 | Rosenborg | 101,734 | 15,652 | 4,470 | 9,249 | n/a2 |
| 3 | Viking | 101,596 | 12,840 | 6,275 | 9,236 | +14.5%† |
| 4 | Vålerengen | 81,385 | 12,403 | 4,104 | 7,399 | +0.7%† |
| 5 | Start | 69,319 | 11,183 | 4,052 | 6,302 | −4.4%† |
| 6 | Moss | 64,009 | 8,163 | 4,091 | 5,819 | +20.2%† |
| 7 | Lillestrøm | 57,590 | 11,044 | 2,206 | 5,235 | −19.8%† |
| 8 | Bodø/Glimt | 54,654 | 6,913 | 3,715 | 4,969 | −8.6%† |
| 9 | Bryne | 51,084 | 9,018 | 2,500 | 4,644 | +10.4%† |
| 10 | Skeid | 48,599 | 9,217 | 2,011 | 4,418 | +32.5%† |
| 11 | HamKam | 45,004 | 6,000 | 2,913 | 4,091 | n/a2 |
| 12 | Mjøndalen | 35,590 | 4,541 | 1,494 | 3,235 | n/a2 |
| League total | 823,387 | 15,783 | 1,494 | 6,238 | +12.7%† |
Source:nifs.no
Notes:
2: Team played last season in 2. divisjon.
